Lines of Thought – Branching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind by Ayelet Even–ezra

Name: Lines of Thought – Branching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind by Ayelet Even–ezra
Brand: The University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Press

We think with objects\u2014we conduct our lives surrounded by external devices that help us recall information, calculate, plan, design, make decisions, articulate ideas, and organize the chaos that fills our heads. Medieval scholars learned to think with their pages in a peculiar way: drawing hundreds of tree diagrams. Lines of Thought is the first book to investigate this prevalent but poorly studied notational habit, analyzing the practice from linguistic and cognitive perspectives and studying its application across theology, philosophy, law, and medicine.\nThese diagrams not only allow a glimpse into the thinking practices of the past but also constitute a chapter in the history of how people learned to rely on external devices\u2014from stone to parchment to slide rules to smartphones\u2014for\n\nLines of Thought \u2013 Branching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind\nBranching Diagrams and the Medieval Mind\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free;